ALEXIS CREEK – The BC Wildfire Service, in collaboration with Yunesit’in First Nation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District, will be conducting several prescribed burns totaling 270 hectares in size at roughly 18 kilometres on the Newton Whitewater Road (7000 Road).
Burning is expected to begin as early as Oct. 2, 2024, and will continue periodically until Oct. 31, 2024. Ignition will proceed only if conditions are suitable and allow for quick smoke dissipation. Smoke from this prescribed burn may be visible to commuters along Highway 20 from the Lees lookout (Hanceville rest area) to Puntzi Lake and Redstone, along the 900 road, and to the residences at Scum Lake.
The objective of this prescribed burn is to:
- increase forest health by eradicating Dwarf Mistletoe,
- reduce fire hazard and,
- prepare the site for replanting.
Fire is a normal and natural process in many of B.C.’s ecosystems. The BC Wildfire Service works regularly with land managers to undertake fuel management activities (including the use of prescribed burns), to help reduce the severity of future wildfires and related threats to communities.
Learn more about prescribed burning online at prescribedfire.ca or the BC Wildfire Service cultural and prescribed fire webpage.
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Contact:
BC Wildfire Service
Fire Information Officer
Cariboo Fire Centre
778 -799-2100
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